[Surgical treatment of thyroid carcinoma with the upper mediastinal invasion].

Objective: To study the surgical management of the thyroid carcinoma with the upper mediastinal invasion.

Methods: Among the 560 thyroid carcinoma cases receiving surgery from 1988 to 1999, there were 10 cases of the upper mediastinal, the 10 cases were retrospectively analyzed for their preoperative diagnosis, surgical methods and postoperative complications.

Results: The upper mediastinal invasion rate of the 560 cases was 1.